| Subarachnoid Hemorrhage following Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: A Case of Complication Unexpected but Preventable |
| 경접형동 뇌하수체 수술에 합병된 뇌지주막하 출혈 1례 |
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| Abstract |
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Several complications may develop following transsphenoidal surgery for the sellar and
suprasellar pathologies. But the occurrence of the subarachnoid hemorrhage and resulting brain
infarction after pituitary surgery has been seldom reported. The author reports a case of
subarachnoid hemorrhage after pituitary adenomectomy via transsphenoidal approach. A
65-year-old man presented with convulsion and visual decline in delayed fashion after
uneventful recovery from successful pituitary surgery for his large non-functioning adenoma.
The pathophysiology and the surgical tactics for prevention of this rare complication of the
pituitary adenoma surgery; so called postoperative 'pituitary apoplexy'; will be described. |
| Key Words:
Complication, Pituitary ademona, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Transsphenoidal
surgery, Tumor bleeding |
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